Archive for 'Early English Settlements'
Primary Source Tips: 4 Things to Do Every Time
Using primary sources with students these days is so much easier thanks to great sites like http://www.digitalvaults.org/ by the National Archives. Like any other tool though, primary sources must be strategically used. Here are four tips to keep in mind every time you get ready to use primary sources with students. Choose Wisely- Always think [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2012 under American Revolution, Challenging Students, Classroom Technology, discussions, Early English Settlements, Educational Theories, Educational Trends and Issues, History Alive! The Ancient World, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, History Alive! World Connections, Homework, Interactive Student Notebook, Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, primary sources, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond, students, Teaching High School, Teaching Strategies, U.S. History, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools, women's history.
Tags: DBQ, digitalvaults.org, national archives, primary sources
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Halloween Lesson for Elementary Students
If you teach elementary school and want a fun activity that teaches some of the trivia related to Halloween in under 30 minutes, we have just the thing for you! This activity uses a PowerPoint provided by www.uncw.edu/EdGames. You can download this template by clicking on the picture or clicking here. Halloween Game 1. Print [...]
Posted: October 11th, 2012 under Early English Settlements, Educational Trends and Issues, Games, groupwork, History Alive! The Ancient World, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Multiple Intelligences, students, TeacherGenius, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools.
Tags: elementary students, Free Lesson Plans, game, halloween, history, trivia
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Daily Primary Source Gems
The National Archives (@TodaysDocument on Twitter) has a great tool that I’ve become a big fan of. The tool is called Today’s Doc. You can visit the website here or get the app for your Apple or Android device here. Each day, you can view a great primary source document tied to our history. Sometimes they [...]
Posted: December 6th, 2011 under American Revolution, Challenging Students, Classroom Management, Classroom Technology, Early English Settlements, Educational Trends and Issues, Games, groupwork, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Homework, Interactive Student Notebook, Multiple Intelligences, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond, students, TeacherGenius, Teaching High School, Teaching Strategies, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools, Writing.
Tags: bell-ringers, best practices, national archives, primary sources
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The Oscars for Social Studies
The votes are in and ready to be read. By virtue of the 36 people that voted in this poll….I give you the best of Social Studies Films all-time. 1. Best US History Film, Glory 2. Best World History Film, Ghandi 3. Best Film that Inspires Study of Geography, Lawrence of Arabia 4. Best Econ [...]
Posted: February 2nd, 2011 under American Revolution, Classroom Technology, Early English Settlements, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Learning Styles, Professional Development, PureGenius, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, TeacherGenius, Teaching Strategies, World Cultures Alive!.
Tags: awards, education, movies, social studies films
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Puppets, Early English Settlements, and Two Girls
Becky Suthers is a TCI Trainer and fifth-grade teacher in Texas where she has one of the smallest classes we’ve encountered. One thing I know for sure about teaching, it doesn’t really matter how many students I have in a class, it takes just as much time to prepare. I am finding that the amount [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2010 under Early English Settlements, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, students.
Tags: America's Past, social studies, student engagement
Comments: 4